About David Guirgis
David Guirgis with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at a Warren for President rally in Iowa , 2019.
As a ghostwriter and speechwriter, David Guirgis has written in the voices of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, among others, and has offered communications consulting, media training, and spokesman services to national figures and electoral campaigns. David's writing has been placed in the Washington Post, The Nation, the Huffington Post, and the NJ Star-Ledger, among other outlets. He has successfully placed stories in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Politico, and Gothamist, among others, and holds on-the-record experience with outlets including The Intercept and The Hill.
David currently serves as a senior communications advisor for the mayoral campaign of James Solomon, who represents Downtown Jersey City on the Jersey City Council, as well as a senior advisor to the Christopher Street Project, the nation's first electoral advocacy group solely dedicated to electing champions of transgender rights to Congress.
David graduated from Northwestern University in December 2019 with a B.S.Ed. in social policy. He will be graduating in spring 2025 with a M.S.W. (Accelerated Policy Practice specialization) at the Columbia University School of Social Work. He is also a board member at Answer, a national sex education resource for teachers and students housed at Rutgers University.
Client Services
writing, editing and narrative development
I provide ghostwriting, speechwriting and narrative development services, as well as press release and talking points development, op-ed writing, and high-level narrative strategy.
political consulting and communications management
I provide freelance communications strategy services including press list building, media training, media pitching, interview/op-ed placement, and staffing. I also have on-the-record experience and carry relationships with national and local journalists around the country. I offer high-level strategic advice for campaign launches, crisis management, and narrative branding to navigate the political landscape you’re in.
David has organized for, written for, and/or provided consulting services to the following organizations, among others:
